Tennis back in action

Indian tennis will be buzzing with a lot of activity next month with 78 tournaments, including the pending 2020 National Championships and six ITF tournaments, set to unfold across the country after a halt in action caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the 2020 calender was thrown haywire by the pandemic, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) is clearing the backlog and has scheduled the men's and women's National Hard Court Championships from March 15. The other age category Nationals will be played through the month.

There will be 45 ranking series events too, 10 Talent series, three Championship series and one National series, according to the AITA's planned calendar.